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Modern safety management goes beyond covering traditional workplace accidents to now being equally concerned with illnesses caused on and even off the job. This section will explain what you need to know to avoid both injuries and illnesses, and to track your progress in reaching this goal.
Researchers used a risk assessment framework to examine patterns of construction accidents in a report published April 18. “Unraveling the evolutionary patterns of construction accidents: a risk assessment framework based on average mutual information theory” appeared in Scientific Reports, a Nature Portfolio journal. The researchers found that fatal psychological and physiological factors in construction accidents […]
Here are workplace recommendations for employers and workers about how to address the risks of smoking and tobacco use.
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Oregon OSHA), the state’s workplace safety and health agency, recently posted a hazard alert for employers and workers on its website about avian (H5N1) influenza. The fact sheet describes the H5N1 virus, who may be exposed (poultry and livestock workers, veterinarians and their staff, and slaughterhouse workers performing […]
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine the ins and outs of workers’ compensation claims. In your safety and health responsibilities, workers’ compensation claims are the flipside of regulatory compliance. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance officers can […]
Falls in construction remain a major concern for employers. Here’s what you need to know about the safe use of ladders, scaffolds, and fall protection systems.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continues to carry out inspections and issue citations to employers that expose workers to hazardous conditions. We’ve summarized some of the key enforcement cases from the past few months for a look at where OSHA is focusing its efforts. Solar contractor faces $288K in fines A solar panel […]
Here’s what you need to know to keep your tree care workers safe from the various risks they face on the job.
On April 1, the New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (OHSB), a division of the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), opened public comment on a proposed heat illness and injury prevention rule. If New Mexico’s proposal becomes final, it would join state heat illness prevention rules in California, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Minnesota’s […]
In this installment of EHSDA Shorts, Scott DeBow, CSP, ARM, Director of Health, Safety, and Environmental at Avetta, explains how to look at reporting metrics to ensure contractor safety.
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released a second update on its investigation into a fatal hydrogen sulfide release last year at the PEMEX Deer Park Refinery in Deer Park, Texas. The board’s investigation is focused on safe work factors, maintenance policies and procedures, and emergency preparedness at the facility. When the […]